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When seeing products like this, and people who find it useful, it strikes me how there are apparently many types of 'data users' in Python. This seems the polar
by rich_sasha 6y ago
When seeing products like this, and people who find it useful, it strikes me how there are apparently many types of 'data users' in Python. This seems the polar opposite of what I would find useful with data. The point-and-click is very much what I'm trying to avoid.
Not questioning the need for this, rather being continually surprised how diverse the Python userspace is, even within a "field", like "data science".
- narush 6y agoReally interesting perspective - an totally agree, there is a huge diversity within python users along many dimensions! If I can ask - why do you try and avoid point and click tools?
- rich_sasha 6y agoAs I see it, with point-and-click, simple things are simple, medium things are quite hard and complex things are nigh-impossible. With code-based tools, simple things invoke a bit of effort, medium things a little more effort and complex things are only a little harder still. Maybe it’s my perception, or maybe a function of the kind of tasks I do, dunno, but I spend a fair amount of time to go away from GUIs if only I can